About
Orlando Machado is an Independent Growth Specialist for Data & AI at ECI Partners, working as a Non-Executive Director and AI advisor. His 30-year career includes data and AI leadership roles in academia and at WPP, dunnhumby, MoneySuperMarket, Aviva, and The LEGO Group, where he served as Chief Data Officer. He holds a PhD in data science, received the 2023 Professor Derek Holder lifetime achievement award, was named a Top 50 innovator by World Summit AI in 2022, and ranked first in the 2019 DataIQ list of influential people in data-driven business.
Experience
- ECI PartnersIndependent Growth Specialist - Data & AIcurrent2026 — present
- Mortgage Advice BureauNon-Executive Director & Chair of Group Risk Committee (SMF10) | Member of RemCo, NomCo & AuditCocurrent2026 — present
- Mortgage Advice BureauNon-Executive Director | Member of Remuneration, Audit, Nomination and Group Risk Committeescurrent2025 — present
- Cambridge University Press & AssessmentNon-Executive Director | Member of Technology Committeecurrent2020 — present
- EndavaGlobal Advisory Board membercurrent2025 — present
- Electrify Video PartnersSenior Advisor (Data, Technology, AI)current2023 — present
- the LEGO GroupChief Data Officer (CDO) | Vice President2021 — 2025
- NeosNon-Executive Director2019 — 2021
- AvivaGroup Chief Data Scientist2016 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- European Data Science AcademyAdvisory Board Member2015 — 2018
- MoneySuperMarket.comChief Data Scientist2015 — 2016London, United Kingdom
- MoneySuperMarket.comHead of Customer Science2012 — 2015London, United Kingdom
- dunnhumbyHead of Digital Solutions2011 — 2012
- dunnhumbyHead of Insight Analysis2006 — 2011
- WPPHead of Analytics, Wunderman2001 — 2006
- BBCCapacity Analyst1998 — 2001
- University of LeicesterStatistician, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health1996 — 1998
Education
- University of WarwickPhD, Statistics
- University of WarwickBachelor of Science (BSc), Maths
Skills & more
Digital TransformationDigital TechnologyBusiness TransformationArtificial Intelligence (AI)Advisory BoardsNon-Executive DirectorBoard of DirectorsData EngineeringData StrategiesAnalytics61Customer Insight39Predictive Modeling15
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Colleagues at ECI Partners
Ash Patel
Growth Specialist – Cyber at ECI Partners
Badr Khan
Growth Specialist – Technology at ECI Partners
Ben Kirrage
Investment Manager at ECI Partners
Brenda Fernandez
Receptionist at ECI Partners
Brett Pentz
Growth Specialist – North America at ECI Partners
Chloe James
Marketing & Event Manager at ECI Partners
Chris Ginnelly
Growth Specialist – Sales & Marketing at ECI Partners
Chris Mockford
Investor Relations Director at ECI Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Orlando Machado work?
- Orlando Machado is Growth Specialist – Data & AI at ECI Partners.
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